Rarely do we get the experience to listen to a first-person account of history. Even more rare, that history is crafted by a professional storyteller into a powerful performance. Jim Gregory, Storyteller and Performing Artist, presents his powerful first-person account of a young white man’s activism in the 1960’s Civil Rights Movement. Storytelling Performance at …Read More
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Call for “Stories in Medicine”
The practice of medicine struggles with the often conflicting perspectives of healing, marketing, and money. How can we explore the stories in medicine? The frame of storytelling offered by Annette Simmons in The Story Factor describes six types of stories of influence: who am I, why am I here, vision, teaching, values, and elephant in the …Read More
Healing Stories FGCU – Wed Apr 10, 2019
Healing Stories performed in the oral tradition by students of Integrated Studies “Storytelling as Healing” Course with Dr. Joel Ying Experience the power of story to heal, connect, and create community. #healingstoriesFGCU Wed Apr 10, 2019 Reception 5:30pm Stories 6pm – 7:30pm Cohen Center 247 Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) FREE and OPEN to the …Read More
Storytelling as Healing – A New Course at FGCU
It’s official. I’m teaching “Storytelling as Healing” at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in Ft Myers, Florida, for the Spring Semester that starts in January 2019. (Yes, I still have trouble calling January Spring, even in Florida, but that’s Academic Life.) As part of the Integrated Studies Department, the class will meet every Wednesday 4:30pm …Read More
FGCU Slam Storytelling, More to Come
“It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling.” ~ Khalil Gibran On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, more than 50 people gathered to share stories of “How I Got Here” at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) in Fort Myers, Florida. The Wasmer Art Gallery in the …Read More
SLAM Storytelling comes to FGCU
The contestants are on stage pouring out their deeply personal moments to a riveted audience. The laughter roars. Touching moments move us. We are all connected by the intricate web the storyteller weaves in just five minutes. It’s a contest, and the winner goes home with the prize for the best story. The judges are …Read More